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Haiti’s recovery: Don’t give them the fish, teach them how to fish
by Erfan Faridmoayer November 23, 2014Almost five years have passed since the devastating earthquake in Haiti that cost at least 200,000 individuals their lives and left many more injured.…
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The Walking Brain Dead
by James Walker November 19, 2014In every modern version of the “Zombie Apocalypse” narrative, small bands of plucky survivors fend off endless hordes of infected, shambling, braindead individuals. The…
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European Elections: A Step Backwards?
by Tala Ahmadi July 27, 2014As Europe’s economic condition remains stagnant, racism is increasing to a frightening degree reminiscent of the continent’s darkest period in modern history. While the…
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State of the (Student) Union – 2014
by James Walker July 11, 2014by James Walker – Editor in Chief Summer has begun, and life at UCLA has taken on the gentle ambiance of a half empty…
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The Fragile Peace in South Sudan
by thegeneration June 13, 2014by Izabela Chmielewska Since its tumultuous independence in 2011, South Sudan has been a fragile state. The region is marred by ethnic clashes, which…
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The Problem with Pandas: Rethinking Climate Change and the Environmental Movement
by Amber Murakami-Fester June 2, 2014By Amber Murakami-Fester The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an in-depth report earlier this year that seemed just short of a climatic Armageddon.…